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Rai Kunimitsu
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Kin nashiji saya with scattered hollyhock crests, gold and silver maki-e aikuchi tantō koshirae
Antique saya with a sayagaki by Hon'ami Kōsa (Chūjo)
短刀 来国光

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PaperNBTHK No,19Jyuyo Paper
CountryYamashiro Province
PeriodLate Kamakura Period
Blade Length28.1cm
Curve(Sori)Uchisori (slight inward curvature)
Bottom Width
(Motohaba)		2.6cm
Bottom Thickness
(Motokasane)		0.6cm
KeijoHira-zukuri, mitsu-mune, slightly wide in mihaba, with an extended length and a slight uchizori (inward curvature).
KitaeThe jihada is a well-compacted itame-hada, with prominent o-hada appearing from the middle of the omote toward the upper portion, and abundant ji-nie.
HamonSuguha-based hamon with small notare elements, well covered in ko-nie, with a bright and clear nioiguchi.
BoushiThe boshi is sugu, with a hakikake effect, and turns back in a rounded manner.
HoriOmote: Suken; Ura: Gomabashi.
NakagoUbu nakago, kiri-jiri, kiri yasurime, three mekugi-ana.
Kin nashiji saya with scattered hollyhock crests, in gold and silver maki-e, aikuchi tantō koshirae
AccessoriesShirasaya (with a sayagaki by Hon'ami Kōsa [Chūjo]) · Gold-covered double habaki · Kin nashiji saya with scattered hollyhock crests, in gold and silver maki-e, aikuchi tantō koshirae
MenukiThree Paired Hollyhock Crest Motifs
KozukaThree Paired Hollyhock Crest Motifs
DetailsThis is a typical tantō by Rai Kunimitsu. Works by this smith include both relatively large and smaller examples, with the largest being the famous Meibutsu “Arakiburai Kunimitsu.”
This blade was made by Rai Kunimitsu in the late Kamakura period and displays the characteristic straight, uncurved shape of the period, with the blade and jihada both remaining in excellent condition. Distinctive features include the appearance of Rai-hada on both the omote and ura. The engravings of a suken and gomabashi are characteristic motifs frequently seen on works by Rai Kunimitsu and are executed with considerable skill.
The blade is accompanied by an antique saya bearing a sayagaki by Hon'ami Kōsa (Chūjo), a noted sword appraiser of the late Edo period.
AccessoriesShirasaya (with a sayagaki by Hon'ami Kōsa [Chūjo]) · Gold-covered double habaki · Kin nashiji saya with scattered hollyhock crests, in gold and silver maki-e, aikuchi tantō koshirae
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